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nevada is one of the worst states for housing. nevada and florida. host: 61.2% of all nevada mortgages are underwater. nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country. they moved from 14% to a 11.8%. still fantastically high. one reason -- they moved from 14% to 11.8% host: virginia has one of the lowest unemployment rates. if you believe the polls, they think mitt romney might win virginia. barack obama mike win of nevada, where the unemployment rate is much higher. -- might win nevada, where the unemployment rate is much higher. guest: there are complicated reasons for that. virginia has seen quite a bit of uncertainty lazy. with the fiscal cliff, are a lot of government workers who live in virginia. with the potential spending cuts and defense cuts coming, it is making employers shaky about hiring. host: if you look at manufacturing in pennsylvania, it mirrors ohio in terms of the employment rate. have you looked at that states? guest: the unemployment rate has not moved a lot. that could be one reason why voters are still trying to decide
nevada is one of the worst states for housing. nevada and florida. host: 61.2% of all nevada mortgages are underwater. nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country. they moved from 14% to a 11.8%. still fantastically high. one reason -- they moved from 14% to 11.8% host: virginia has one of the lowest unemployment rates. if you believe the polls, they think mitt romney might win virginia. barack obama mike win of nevada, where the unemployment rate is much higher. -- might win...
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it happened in nevada. harry reid was in deep trouble if the other candidate had won. both of those things are huge factors. >> i would agree with that. i think the campaign finance laws, mccain fine gold, are absolutely disaster. they knew the political parties and they filter all the money to groups that are unaccountable to the american public. the idea that we can take politics out of politics is absurd. i cannot imagine anybody who wants to see transparency -- look, we have a situation in pennsylvania. ed rendell about $1 million contributions when he ran from -- ran for governor. but everybody knew where it came from. and you did. >> i had 87 people that gave me more than $100,000. >> right. and you can take as much money as you want as long as you publicly disclose that. those people that are going to spend in excess of $2,500 to help him become governor, but now you know. it was given to him and you now know who it is for. instead of giving it to some group that has some funny name that you will forget after the next election and have them have the power to ele
it happened in nevada. harry reid was in deep trouble if the other candidate had won. both of those things are huge factors. >> i would agree with that. i think the campaign finance laws, mccain fine gold, are absolutely disaster. they knew the political parties and they filter all the money to groups that are unaccountable to the american public. the idea that we can take politics out of politics is absurd. i cannot imagine anybody who wants to see transparency -- look, we have a...
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[applause] we cannot let that happen, nevada. we have the power to make sure it does not happen, and i need your help. we have come too far to turn back now. we have more good jobs to create. we have got homegrown energy to generate. we have got more young people to send to college and more good schools to fill. more teachers to hire. we have more veterans to take care of. we have more doors of opportunity to open to everybody, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, gay, straight, anybody willing to work hard and the leads in america. we have got to open those doors of opportunity for them. if you are willing to work with me and fight for may and knock on some doors for me and make phone calls with may, if you vote in november, we will win. we will win nevada. we will win this election. we will finish what we started. again, we will remind the world what we are the greatest nation on earth. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> more
[applause] we cannot let that happen, nevada. we have the power to make sure it does not happen, and i need your help. we have come too far to turn back now. we have more good jobs to create. we have got homegrown energy to generate. we have got more young people to send to college and more good schools to fill. more teachers to hire. we have more veterans to take care of. we have more doors of opportunity to open to everybody, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, gay, straight,...
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most recently, we moved to nevada off of the in-playlist on to the leaning democratic list as it becomes clear are the polls and the early voting statistics that president obama was filling out a pretty strong lead in that state. host: so as this map comes together, what tatestate does the los angeles uses to determine? -- los angeles times uses to determine? guest: we use a mixture of things. early in the process, you are relying on republican polls. as the process goes along, two other things factor into it. one is the reporting that our political staff does. we've had reporters in all of the battleground states as the campaign goes along and traveling what both of the presidential and vice presidential candidates. so we get a lot of information from our reporters and that's -- that factors into the map and once early voting gets started, we've been tracking the early vote and that was particularly important in nevada. it was also important in north north carolina. for a while, we have moved north carolina off of our battleground list because it seemed like the public opinion polls wer
most recently, we moved to nevada off of the in-playlist on to the leaning democratic list as it becomes clear are the polls and the early voting statistics that president obama was filling out a pretty strong lead in that state. host: so as this map comes together, what tatestate does the los angeles uses to determine? -- los angeles times uses to determine? guest: we use a mixture of things. early in the process, you are relying on republican polls. as the process goes along, two other things...
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we have tested this in nevada. as the american people learn, we will sustained medicare and bring the money back in and make sure not one senior who is 55 and older today is impacted with any new system that current retirees get the benefits and we will take care of that and begin freedom opportunity for those 54 and below to offer them the same type of system that federal employees have today in their health care and i think that's a solid win. >> the democrats are going to make this all about paul ryan's budget. they will say that they don't think the money will come out as a result of savings and that his budget would cut in essential services for many people at many levels. are your members out there going to be able to make that argument and sell it? >> this election will be about a person who will tell the truth. tell the truth about what they did do it and what his plan is instead of aiming at a republican plan that paul ryan will explain to them. the president took the $700 billion to pay for the affordable
we have tested this in nevada. as the american people learn, we will sustained medicare and bring the money back in and make sure not one senior who is 55 and older today is impacted with any new system that current retirees get the benefits and we will take care of that and begin freedom opportunity for those 54 and below to offer them the same type of system that federal employees have today in their health care and i think that's a solid win. >> the democrats are going to make this all...
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host: jeff from nevada talking about the nuclear depository that was scratched in nevada. gloria it is on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i find it interesting there are some money democrats, nixonites. i was reminded of nixon because he was impeached for listening in on campaign information that was being conducted by the democrats. my comment is that i do think we should get together and make some good decisions about our environment. i think the discussion going on today has been a very interesting. it is not just one party that is interested in proper sorts of energy. i think we as americans are interested. that is my comments. host: thank you for calling. chris from maryland rates sent on the environmental issues -- writes in on these environmental issues. host: that is chris from woodbine, maryland, this morning. lou is next from connecticut. caller: the blithering idiots calling to c-span. you were talking about global warming before. most of the idiots have not heard about climate-gate. the sun decides what the temperature that earth has be
host: jeff from nevada talking about the nuclear depository that was scratched in nevada. gloria it is on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i find it interesting there are some money democrats, nixonites. i was reminded of nixon because he was impeached for listening in on campaign information that was being conducted by the democrats. my comment is that i do think we should get together and make some good decisions about our environment. i think the discussion going on...
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, it was just nevada. i had never seen the obama campaign reacting so quickly. i mean, they issued several statements. that ad, which again was just run in clark county, nevada, got coverage from cnn, from all the major media outlets. at that time i said we're on to something. hopefully the republican party, the conservative super pacs will get it. >> but what's your -- >> it didn't happen. >> what's your prediction of, you know, how can we get over this? like -- >> well, absolutely. the great thing about latinos is they're very independent minded. i don't know if you can really poll this, but they are, and this is a community in flux. and that's what we have to understand, that again, i think that if we engage them they'll respond favorably to the conservative message. barack obama wasn't the first one. again, this idea that he was the first one to invite jorge ramos and maria elena salinas and jose diaz balart to the white house, you know, i was in the bush administration. i remember president bush being
, it was just nevada. i had never seen the obama campaign reacting so quickly. i mean, they issued several statements. that ad, which again was just run in clark county, nevada, got coverage from cnn, from all the major media outlets. at that time i said we're on to something. hopefully the republican party, the conservative super pacs will get it. >> but what's your -- >> it didn't happen. >> what's your prediction of, you know, how can we get over this? like -- >>...
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this legislation allows the city of mesquite, nevada to acquire certain lands from the federal government for its commercial airport. under the original 1986 legislation, some receipts from the federal lands would be funding habitat within clark county. as amended, h.r. 2745 directs the proceeds of the land sale to the treasury and leaving the habitat work unfunded. while the conservation work is important, we do not object toe this legislation and i would reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. bishop: to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. heinrich: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. bishop: offered by congressman heck, h.r. 2745 as amended by the natural resources committee and further amended to date to ensure there is no cost to the taxpayer and this will treat all proceeds to the land fills at no cost to the taxpayer. i urge the adoption of this measure. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah yields bac
this legislation allows the city of mesquite, nevada to acquire certain lands from the federal government for its commercial airport. under the original 1986 legislation, some receipts from the federal lands would be funding habitat within clark county. as amended, h.r. 2745 directs the proceeds of the land sale to the treasury and leaving the habitat work unfunded. while the conservation work is important, we do not object toe this legislation and i would reserve my time. the speaker pro...
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nevada is sending a message to harry reid, please knock it off with the tax hikes. host: senator tom coburn, here's what he had to say recently -- guest: tom coburn said the exact same thing two years ago. we have long conversation, phone. he said we are trying to get a $2.5 trillion spending restraint. john boehner has said and reiterated that we have not focused on the debt ceiling sufficiently, he has said you have to cut spending if you want to raise the debt ceiling. tom coburn thought you had to raise taxes to support that. he was wrong. we got the spending restraints are written into law, because we took tax increases off the table. tom coburn went into the gang of 64 months and months and had to walk out of the room because dick durbin and the democrats were not willing to reduce spending. he had to call me and say that i was right and he was wrong. in his conversation with dick durbin he learned that they're not interested in cutting spending. only when you take tax increases off the table -- and coburn's strategic thinking was just flawed. but after unders
nevada is sending a message to harry reid, please knock it off with the tax hikes. host: senator tom coburn, here's what he had to say recently -- guest: tom coburn said the exact same thing two years ago. we have long conversation, phone. he said we are trying to get a $2.5 trillion spending restraint. john boehner has said and reiterated that we have not focused on the debt ceiling sufficiently, he has said you have to cut spending if you want to raise the debt ceiling. tom coburn thought you...
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then we have nevada. nevada is one of those states that is getting near the center of the political universe. i am still recovering from 2010. you have republican and dean heller. the congressman is shelly berkeley. i think they both have their challenges. heller's challenge is he is new to this thing of serving in the senate. he had to get known in some places. she is well known in las vegas but she is not well known and most of the northern part of the state, especially washington county. it is a really critical battleground there. her other challenge is that she's under investigation by the house ethics committee for essentially working off regulatory matters that directly benefit did her husband financially. to me it was interesting that they even took up this case. this added to do in july because in december in a matter what happens, she is no longer in their jurisdiction. they cannot do anything about it. one of the strings she does have is being a democrat and having all the efforts that harry rei
then we have nevada. nevada is one of those states that is getting near the center of the political universe. i am still recovering from 2010. you have republican and dean heller. the congressman is shelly berkeley. i think they both have their challenges. heller's challenge is he is new to this thing of serving in the senate. he had to get known in some places. she is well known in las vegas but she is not well known and most of the northern part of the state, especially washington county. it...
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nevada, 28 votes. >> in nevada, freedom is not just a word, it is a way of life. the silver state is well represented here. we have delegates from clark county, the home of las vegas, entertainment capital of the world, douglas county, the shores of the fall lake tahoe, the mining capital of the world, and washington county, home of the biggest little city in the world. six states nominated the champion of the constitution, congressman ron paul. [applause] iowa, minnesota, alaska, the virgin islands, ore., and nevada. in the spirit of freedom that inspired the founding of our country, and in honor of the liberty that has made the united states the greatest country on earth. we proudly cast 17 votes for congressman ron paul. [applause] 5 abstention is, and 54 romney. -- five four romney. >> nv, 5, romney. new hampshire, 12 of those. >> madam secretary, new hampshire, the granite state, where it all begins. with this year, not just our leaves will turn color, but the entire state will turn red. new hampshire, home of wolfeboro, the next second white house for the un
nevada, 28 votes. >> in nevada, freedom is not just a word, it is a way of life. the silver state is well represented here. we have delegates from clark county, the home of las vegas, entertainment capital of the world, douglas county, the shores of the fall lake tahoe, the mining capital of the world, and washington county, home of the biggest little city in the world. six states nominated the champion of the constitution, congressman ron paul. [applause] iowa, minnesota, alaska, the...
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amodei of nevada. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 257. the nays are 152. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 15 printed in house report 112-540, by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, on which proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice i vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15, printed in house report number 115-540, offered by mr. markey of massachusetts. the ch
amodei of nevada. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial...
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much like the october 2010 western regions conference, a conference that ran amuck near las vegas, nevada, we now have another conference closer to home that occurred just a month later. this time in crystal, virginia, where there are serious allegations of excessive spending. he's already bearing fruit. administrator tangellina said he would conduct a top to bottom review of the agency when he appeared before us. we will need a careful inspector general report like the one received concerning the western regions conference. administrator tangelini's action indicate he's trying to get to the root of the issues at gsa. the acting administrator quickly implemented some common sense reforms in the wake of the prior embarrassing gsa scandal. particularly, consolidating conference oversight in the new office of administrative services, which is now responsible for oversight of contracting for conferences, related activities and amenities and for review and approval of proposed conferences for their relation to gsa's mission. i am also pleased that gsa has brought all public buildings service r
much like the october 2010 western regions conference, a conference that ran amuck near las vegas, nevada, we now have another conference closer to home that occurred just a month later. this time in crystal, virginia, where there are serious allegations of excessive spending. he's already bearing fruit. administrator tangellina said he would conduct a top to bottom review of the agency when he appeared before us. we will need a careful inspector general report like the one received concerning...
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mitt romney marked the 9/11 anniversary in speeches to the national guard in reno, nevada. he spoke about ending the u.s. mission in afghanistan he talks of his experience 11 years ago. and those who lost their lives responded to evil and heinous attack. from the national guard association convention, this is 20 minutes. >> thank you so much. major general, thank you for your generous introduction. thank you for your years of service as chairman of the board and for your decades of service to our nation. ladies and gentlemen of the national guard association, it is an honor to be with you on this day of memorial and the appreciation. we remember with heavy hearts the tragic loss of life and express think less for the men and women who responded to that tragedy. we honor them and we honor those to secure our safety even to this day. we honor the men and women of the national guard. for 375 years whenever your countrymen have accounted threat and danger, you have willingly gone whatever the cause of freedom has called, you have answered. and threats of liberty have served far
mitt romney marked the 9/11 anniversary in speeches to the national guard in reno, nevada. he spoke about ending the u.s. mission in afghanistan he talks of his experience 11 years ago. and those who lost their lives responded to evil and heinous attack. from the national guard association convention, this is 20 minutes. >> thank you so much. major general, thank you for your generous introduction. thank you for your years of service as chairman of the board and for your decades of...
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nevada is where i -- our call comes from on our phone line for democrats. caller: i believe they should go over the cliff. we need to teach these republicans a lesson. we always give in to them no matter what. it is time to quit giving in to them. also, as far as worrying about our neighbors and what we look like on the world stage, who gives a darm about that. if you do not have -- darn about that? if you do not have money in the bank, you do not give money to your neighbors. host: are you concerned about what will happen if they have to go to sequestration and cut 10% off of the top? caller: i am absolutely am. -- i absolutely am. when people get out race, they will cut these people down. -- when people get outraged, they will cut these people down. guest: i support the idea of having a little moxie and getting people involved with their governments. there is a concern for a lot of people about whether we will be able to meet these commitments. there are a lot of threats on the world stage. there was a lot of attention paid to north korean this week. ther
nevada is where i -- our call comes from on our phone line for democrats. caller: i believe they should go over the cliff. we need to teach these republicans a lesson. we always give in to them no matter what. it is time to quit giving in to them. also, as far as worrying about our neighbors and what we look like on the world stage, who gives a darm about that. if you do not have -- darn about that? if you do not have money in the bank, you do not give money to your neighbors. host: are you...
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i commend my colleague from nevada, mr. heck, for introducing this bill. he's put a lot of work into this. and i'd also like to recognize my colleague from texas, mr. green, for his tremendous bipartisan work and his contribution to this bill. i also thank chairman bachus for his hard work on this important measure. and finally i'd also like to thank the american legion, the vets first united spinal association, easter seals, paralyzed veterans of america, vietnam veltravens america and veterans of foreign -- veterans of america and veterans of foreign wars for their input of provisions in this bill. i urge my colleagues to support this and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 6361, the vulnerable veterans housing reform act. this bill is aimed at helping some of those who most deserve and need our help. our severely disabled wartime veterans. who are living with service-connected disabilities. it is designed to he
i commend my colleague from nevada, mr. heck, for introducing this bill. he's put a lot of work into this. and i'd also like to recognize my colleague from texas, mr. green, for his tremendous bipartisan work and his contribution to this bill. i also thank chairman bachus for his hard work on this important measure. and finally i'd also like to thank the american legion, the vets first united spinal association, easter seals, paralyzed veterans of america, vietnam veltravens america and...
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you want to do something for the people of the state of nevada, get behind this bill. i want to thank my democratic colleagues who supported the bill in committee, and i look forward to them being advocates on the north side of the building. i yield back, mr. chairman, and thank you. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. chairman. could i inquire as to the time available? the chair: the gentleman from arizona has 23 1/2 minutes left. the gentleman from washington has 24 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. chairman. i continue to reserve. the chair: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, the author of title 5 of this bill, mr. flores. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. flores: mr. chairman, i rise today in support of h.r. 2578, title 5 of this bill incorporates my legislation, h.r. 1545rks and would recognize a
you want to do something for the people of the state of nevada, get behind this bill. i want to thank my democratic colleagues who supported the bill in committee, and i look forward to them being advocates on the north side of the building. i yield back, mr. chairman, and thank you. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. chairman. could i inquire as to the time available? the chair: the gentleman from arizona has 23 1/2 minutes...
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she is running good campaign, but has some mistakes. >> what about nevada? shelly berkeley faces ethics problems. maybe there were some on the scale for her before this popped up. >> i think these problems did take the thumb off of the scale for her. i suspect she is now going to have trouble making inroads in the places that she needs to. she was always going to win las vegas. what she really needed to do was get north into washington county, where democrats have been trying to make inroads for the last few elections, and really run even award a little bit better there. that will be very hard for her now. -- or a little better. -- even a little better there. i will be very hard for her. i think it will be a close race. i really do. >> david wasserman, let's talk about some of the rates that are -- races that are overlooked. colorado, what are your thoughts? i do not remember guy's, but regardless about what our races where people should know where which is what the candidates are? >> i would not say the situation is beer goggles ugly, but the debate has gon
she is running good campaign, but has some mistakes. >> what about nevada? shelly berkeley faces ethics problems. maybe there were some on the scale for her before this popped up. >> i think these problems did take the thumb off of the scale for her. i suspect she is now going to have trouble making inroads in the places that she needs to. she was always going to win las vegas. what she really needed to do was get north into washington county, where democrats have been trying to...
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i happen to get my first name from grandfathered nevada and civil war. he was irish, and a totally approve of what needed. he got wounded, but he lived to be 90 something. keep up your good work, and god bless you all. thank you. guest: thank you very much. we appreciate those comments. caller: our next call comes from florida on our line for democrats. caller: the young man that call, the second caller made a comment about black and white and how we came up with all these laws to help everyone with civil rights. he is right, but we all are americans, black and white. we all fought in the civil war. we all fought for america. i feel like right now, today, 2012, that different people are trying to keep us fighting against each other. we fought for civil rights. we fought for everything. you have people today coming into this country, and they want us to keep fighting with each other. if we keep doing that, we will lose the country, and that is just the bottom line. guest: i totally agree. very well said. >> we are talking with skip austin, a co-founder of
i happen to get my first name from grandfathered nevada and civil war. he was irish, and a totally approve of what needed. he got wounded, but he lived to be 90 something. keep up your good work, and god bless you all. thank you. guest: thank you very much. we appreciate those comments. caller: our next call comes from florida on our line for democrats. caller: the young man that call, the second caller made a comment about black and white and how we came up with all these laws to help everyone...
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wife in memory of our 19-year-old daughter who lost a life in the rampage shooting 12 years ago in nevada city, california. >> i am here today on behalf of my family in memory of my mother who was shot and killed in 2005 on memorial day in thousand oaks, california. >> my name is geraldine hill. my sister was killed off duty in michigan in october of 1994. >> my name is geraldine hill. my sister was killed off duty in michigan in october of 1994. >> i am here because my son was murdered may 10, 2007, in chicago, alibi, on a crowded bus. >> my sister was a freshman at virginia tech. she was only 18 years old. >> my father was a professor and taught civil engineering at virginia tech and he was killed on april 16, 2007. on april 16, 2007. >> my name is john woods.
wife in memory of our 19-year-old daughter who lost a life in the rampage shooting 12 years ago in nevada city, california. >> i am here today on behalf of my family in memory of my mother who was shot and killed in 2005 on memorial day in thousand oaks, california. >> my name is geraldine hill. my sister was killed off duty in michigan in october of 1994. >> my name is geraldine hill. my sister was killed off duty in michigan in october of 1994. >> i am here because my...
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the drones despite their brilliance cannot operate on missions flown all the way from nevada. they have database. there is only one base nearby and that is afghanistan. for the foreseeable future, we need to find a way to make that work. on that note, i encourage you all to ask really hard questions to dan and give me softballs. >> before i open it up to discussion, i will ask a question of my own. for both our speakers. but we've seen happen in the last decade from a we have seen the spread of the ideology and operational connections. at times the places i did not anticipate. what makes some of these pieces especially difficult for me is the linkages to al qaeda. they are there but not necessarily terribly strong. so there are questions on whether if we engage and tweet these organizations as enemies, are we making them enemies and turn them into groups double act of the target the united states and personnel. if we do not do so, are we allowing them to become strong? only after there is a serious problem. i welcome poke our speakers thoughts -- both our speakers thoughts. >>
the drones despite their brilliance cannot operate on missions flown all the way from nevada. they have database. there is only one base nearby and that is afghanistan. for the foreseeable future, we need to find a way to make that work. on that note, i encourage you all to ask really hard questions to dan and give me softballs. >> before i open it up to discussion, i will ask a question of my own. for both our speakers. but we've seen happen in the last decade from a we have seen the...
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nevada is sending a message to harry reid, please come and knock off on the tax hikes. host: senator tom coburn. here is what he had to say recently. "personally, i know we have to raise revenue. i do not care which way we do it. actually, i would rather see the rates go up and with the other way because it gives us a greater chance to reform the tax code and broaden the base in the future." guest: tom coburn it said the exact same thing two years ago. he said, we are trying to get a $2.50 trillion spending restraint, the john boehner role. obama keeps hitting the debt ceiling. he has had more regularly than other politicians have in the past. bain has reiterated, one of the things during this debt ceiling we have not focused on is that john boehner said that the john boehner role is still in effect do you want to raise the debt ceiling $1 trillion? you have to cut spending at the same time. coburn thought that we had to raise taxes. he was wrong. we got that written into law because we took tax increases off the table. and coburn went into the gang of six for months an
nevada is sending a message to harry reid, please come and knock off on the tax hikes. host: senator tom coburn. here is what he had to say recently. "personally, i know we have to raise revenue. i do not care which way we do it. actually, i would rather see the rates go up and with the other way because it gives us a greater chance to reform the tax code and broaden the base in the future." guest: tom coburn it said the exact same thing two years ago. he said, we are trying to get a...
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chairman, i yield one minute to the gentleman from nevada, mr. amodei, who is a member of the judiciary committee. the chair: the gentleman from nevada for one minute. mr. amodei: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. chairman, for the time. i find it interesting that we're sitting here having a discussion about regulations in this context. i believe that it is the regulations that are the byproduct of this process that we engage here. it's called legislation. the regulatory process is not the fourth branch of government, that has no accountability to anyone and basically can do whatever the heck it darn well pleases. the agencies that we are talking about here today, none of which exist in the constitution, were created by this congress which means if we created you, we can darn well talk about the regulations that you provided. when i hear words like ideology, cynicism, really bad policy, what is the danger in predictability, for instance, in the timing of the regulatory process? there is nothing in this legislation which changes the substanc
chairman, i yield one minute to the gentleman from nevada, mr. amodei, who is a member of the judiciary committee. the chair: the gentleman from nevada for one minute. mr. amodei: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. chairman, for the time. i find it interesting that we're sitting here having a discussion about regulations in this context. i believe that it is the regulations that are the byproduct of this process that we engage here. it's called legislation. the regulatory process is not...
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to see, so it is interesting you have regional callers because the issue nation wide in places like nevada might be different than they are here in washington. host: if we look at household assets, with this even be larger because in the upper percentiles one could assume the investment income? guest: there are different things that go into how wealthy you might feel -- if you have a car, a house, if you have equity, health insurance, your job -- they could help you feel wealthier than you are. at the same time, if you pay more to tell the car, or at the grocery store, even if your income is the same, you're not feeling as good as you did a couple of years ago. that is something a lot of people are saying. guest: there is a lot of research on the asset gap, as it is called. it shows these things and we have reports on our website. that would be interesting to compare. guest: there has been some data where you might have a job than a paycheck, but if you are unemployed for a while you use the savings, and you had to sell your car or your home and you are renting. you are now asset poor, so
to see, so it is interesting you have regional callers because the issue nation wide in places like nevada might be different than they are here in washington. host: if we look at household assets, with this even be larger because in the upper percentiles one could assume the investment income? guest: there are different things that go into how wealthy you might feel -- if you have a car, a house, if you have equity, health insurance, your job -- they could help you feel wealthier than you are....
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most catholic women sitting in mass -- host: let's go next to nancy in nevada. caller: good morning. .'m voting for mitt romney i have said this country needs a good businessman. we're in so much trouble with this debt. people don't realize how bad it is. i believe mitt romney can create jobs. something president obama promised but has not done. he had control of the congress and senate for two years but did not do anything. tried to pass obamacare, which i was against. i do not like socialism. guest: let's talk about socialism -- host: let's talk about socialism. interesting word. guest: i think the last caller did reflect on an issue. if you ask each of the provisions, when you find is voters like them, women voters most of all. eliminating caps on your care. not allowing insurance companies to discriminate against women just because they are women. these are wildly popular with women. i think the affordable care act will be increasingly popular as it starts to have an impact. we got a rebate in my small business. i could not believe it. was a notice to notify
most catholic women sitting in mass -- host: let's go next to nancy in nevada. caller: good morning. .'m voting for mitt romney i have said this country needs a good businessman. we're in so much trouble with this debt. people don't realize how bad it is. i believe mitt romney can create jobs. something president obama promised but has not done. he had control of the congress and senate for two years but did not do anything. tried to pass obamacare, which i was against. i do not like socialism....
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nevada yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 2606. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? garrett garrett thank you, mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6570. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6570, a bill to amebled the american recovery and re-investment act of 2009, and the emergency economic stabilization act of 2008, to consolidate certain c.b.o. reporting requirements. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, and the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlem
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nevada yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 2606. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? garrett...
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then we have nevada. nevada is one of those states that is getting near the center of the political universe. i am still recovering from 2010. you have republican and dean heller. the congressman is shelly berkeley. i think they both have their challenges. heller's challenge is he is new to this thing of serving in the senate. he had to get known in some places. she is well known in las vegas but she is not well known and most of the northern part of the state, especially washington county. it is a really critical battleground there. her other challenge is that she's under investigation by the house ethics committee for essentially working off regulatory matters that directly benefit did her husband financially. to me it was interesting that they even took up this case. this added to do in july because in december in a matter what happens, she is no longer in their jurisdiction. they cannot do anything about it. one of the strings she does have is being a democrat and having all the efforts that harry rei
then we have nevada. nevada is one of those states that is getting near the center of the political universe. i am still recovering from 2010. you have republican and dean heller. the congressman is shelly berkeley. i think they both have their challenges. heller's challenge is he is new to this thing of serving in the senate. he had to get known in some places. she is well known in las vegas but she is not well known and most of the northern part of the state, especially washington county. it...
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nevada. nevada, you have 44 votes. >> madam secretary, i am roberta lang, chair of the democratic party in the great state of nevada. [cheers and applause] home to its favorite son, majority leader harry reid. it is my privilege tonight to introduce to you the next united states senator from the state of nevada, our congresswoman, shelle berkeley. >> i am shelley berkeley. nevada is known as the battle borne state. we are fighters and we will continue to fight alongside barack obama for america's middle class families by creating good paying jobs, protecting medicare and social security and ending tax breaks for corporations that should american jobs overseas, and that is why nevada is proud to cast all 43 votes for our president, barack obama. >> thank you, nevada. casting 43 votes for barack obama. new jersey. [cheers and applause] new jersey has 172 votes. >> madam secretary, i am chair of the new jersey democratic party, home of the garden state, a state of lush farms and beautiful beache
nevada. nevada, you have 44 votes. >> madam secretary, i am roberta lang, chair of the democratic party in the great state of nevada. [cheers and applause] home to its favorite son, majority leader harry reid. it is my privilege tonight to introduce to you the next united states senator from the state of nevada, our congresswoman, shelle berkeley. >> i am shelley berkeley. nevada is known as the battle borne state. we are fighters and we will continue to fight alongside barack obama...
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nevada nine points for obama. nevada 15 points up according to this poll. wisconsin, the president is up by nine points. in michigan and there is a 12 point difference. pennsylvania, a seven. a difference. new mexico his 11 points. those are the swing states. you know where you are from and if you're a swing state. we will begin those in just a minute after we talk to linda. caller: high. this was a great debate. finally we are reaching into substance and what is at core with the problem, which is the stated philosophy. one is talking about how to make something go and the other is talking about why we make it go. the reasons why we wanted to go that way. we are talking about the difference between service and sales. mr. romney is presenting a good case for service. he does the math in and out. he has been in corporate for 15 years. he has all the technical skills to carry out the goals of the philosophy and the people. he makes the best arguments so far about why to have a constitutional amendment voted on by the people as co presidency that would provide
nevada nine points for obama. nevada 15 points up according to this poll. wisconsin, the president is up by nine points. in michigan and there is a 12 point difference. pennsylvania, a seven. a difference. new mexico his 11 points. those are the swing states. you know where you are from and if you're a swing state. we will begin those in just a minute after we talk to linda. caller: high. this was a great debate. finally we are reaching into substance and what is at core with the problem, which...
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we have tested this in nevada. that is a great canada. as the american people learn we will sustain medicare, bring the money back again, but make sure that not one senior 55 and over is impacted with any new system, the current retirees get the benefits, we will take care of that. then we will begin freedom opportunity for those 54 and below by offering the same kind of system that federal employees have today in their health care. i think that is a solid win for seniors so they know we can sustain what we're doing into the future. >> democrats will make this all about paul ryan budget. the democrats will say not only did they not take the $750 billion out, in his budget would cut the central services at many levels. you have an argument going on. are your members going to be able to make the argument and sell it? >> the president needs to understand this election is going to be about a person that can tell the truth about what they actually did do and what the plan is instead of aiming at a republican plan that paul ryan understands and
we have tested this in nevada. that is a great canada. as the american people learn we will sustain medicare, bring the money back again, but make sure that not one senior 55 and over is impacted with any new system, the current retirees get the benefits, we will take care of that. then we will begin freedom opportunity for those 54 and below by offering the same kind of system that federal employees have today in their health care. i think that is a solid win for seniors so they know we can...
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the chair: the gentleman from nevada is recognized for two minutes. mr. amodei: thank you, madam chair. i'm going to follow on the theme from my colleague of the garden state. why? why does an 11 1/2-page bill two things? it sets a time limit on federal permitting decisions for mines and says if you don't like that decision you are going to sue in 60 days. what's the problem with 2 1/2 years to talk about the permit? what's the problem with providing some predictability to the timing of the permitting process? what's the problem with not stringing people out underneath but for over a decade for mine decisions? why are we not hearing about that? the giveaway stuff is phenomenally entertaining. this does nothing to tax law. this does nothing to safety law. this does nothing to sue plant nepa and it -- supplant nepa. it says you got 30 months. and by the way, if you both agree, you can use more than 30 months. what's the translation of that? god forbid we have collaboration between an applicant and a federal land use agency in this process. why are you afrai
the chair: the gentleman from nevada is recognized for two minutes. mr. amodei: thank you, madam chair. i'm going to follow on the theme from my colleague of the garden state. why? why does an 11 1/2-page bill two things? it sets a time limit on federal permitting decisions for mines and says if you don't like that decision you are going to sue in 60 days. what's the problem with 2 1/2 years to talk about the permit? what's the problem with providing some predictability to the timing of the...
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host: anna joins us from las vegas, nevada . you are on with ed schultz. caller: i'm one of your biggest fans. thank you very much for getting the union members out to vote. for all the people who are not union members -- if it hadn't been for the union, their wages, their benefits in things -- if republicans got their way and then they could go back, especially in the south, they barely want to pay above minimum wage. also, on the stimulus, when they talked about the stimulus -- when people like louisiana angot the stimulus, they used it toward balancing their budgets and then turn around and try to make the president look bad. republicans in congress and all, they do not want to give the president the due salutation he is due. you have people like bachmann and all them -- barack obama. palin and all of them. it is ridiculous. you never hear them say " elizabeth." you hear them say, "queen elizabeth." in the south, you were always taught, you do not respect a black man. like i said, all you people -- get out and go. if you think things are bad now, if you
host: anna joins us from las vegas, nevada . you are on with ed schultz. caller: i'm one of your biggest fans. thank you very much for getting the union members out to vote. for all the people who are not union members -- if it hadn't been for the union, their wages, their benefits in things -- if republicans got their way and then they could go back, especially in the south, they barely want to pay above minimum wage. also, on the stimulus, when they talked about the stimulus -- when people...
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it is clear in nevada and colorado. nevada is a pathway to 270 without ohio. i think the post-mortem on this is that -- if the republicans don't win, a look a thow they dealt with the latino vote and the language they used and the perception that is created. the latino vote is one of the pillars of the obama strategy. and a big turnout like the president said -- this is a reason why he wins. he was playing the analyst and acts like he doesn't do it publically. >> the best visual we've seen about the changing face of american politics -- the percentage of the vote white voters make up. it is down 3-4 points each election adn this will continue a long time. it was a reality they could blow off but they can't win without improving those numbers. >> you saw rubio try to do that -- >> and -- it was such a moment. really. and if we see, if republicans are serious about that, they will get serious about immigration reform. >> i will make a prediction if romney doesn't win. this is the last time we see a major party ticket with two white men on it. it will be almost a
it is clear in nevada and colorado. nevada is a pathway to 270 without ohio. i think the post-mortem on this is that -- if the republicans don't win, a look a thow they dealt with the latino vote and the language they used and the perception that is created. the latino vote is one of the pillars of the obama strategy. and a big turnout like the president said -- this is a reason why he wins. he was playing the analyst and acts like he doesn't do it publically. >> the best visual we've...
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republican vice-presidential candidate paul ryan is in colorado and nevada today. our question is based on a question you would want to ask one of the presidential candidates. if you were opposing the questions, what would you ask? -- if you were posing the questions. the numbers are on the screen to call. the newspapers have stories on the debates. candy crowley is one of three moderator's. jim lehrer at the university. and bob schieffer of cbs with the final presidential debate that will take place in mid october. the vice-presidential debate will be moderated by martha raddatz. let's look at the schedule, october 3, october 16, october 22, for the presidential debates. october 11 for the vice- presidential debate. if you were moderating, what question would you ask? you can also join us on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. or join us on our twitter page. meanwhile, susan page this morning with news of the morning after much speculation, chris christie confirmed as the keynote speaker at the republican national convention which will take place in late augu
republican vice-presidential candidate paul ryan is in colorado and nevada today. our question is based on a question you would want to ask one of the presidential candidates. if you were opposing the questions, what would you ask? -- if you were posing the questions. the numbers are on the screen to call. the newspapers have stories on the debates. candy crowley is one of three moderator's. jim lehrer at the university. and bob schieffer of cbs with the final presidential debate that will take...
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bestride jeffrey in nevada -- let's try jeffrey in nevada. caller: republicans and democrats are on different sides of the same totem pole. you will get the same outcome. guest: i will offer up a prediction. we will find ourselves in a continued state of war. military interventions that results in hundreds of millions of enemies to this country that wouldn't otherwise exist. then i want to offer up a prediction. . . everybody understands that this has to be mutual sacrifice on the part of all laws, and i will use that "mutual. as long as it is neutral, i think we will fix this. about one we are a alleged believe that we are doing nothing, but we do nothing and we fix it? somehow growth is going to come out of nowhere? we have 0% interest rates. and we are stagnant. it's the federal reserve, auditing the federal reserve, i would love to turn on lights and understand what is in the federal reserve balance sheet how much are they buying up? how many assets are they buying? and whatever they buy they inflate in value. in this case, the bear buyin
bestride jeffrey in nevada -- let's try jeffrey in nevada. caller: republicans and democrats are on different sides of the same totem pole. you will get the same outcome. guest: i will offer up a prediction. we will find ourselves in a continued state of war. military interventions that results in hundreds of millions of enemies to this country that wouldn't otherwise exist. then i want to offer up a prediction. . . everybody understands that this has to be mutual sacrifice on the part of all...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada seek recognition? ms. berkley: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady seek unanimous consent? ms. berkley: yes, i am. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. berkley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, nevadans are struggling. that's why we in washington should be focusing on creating good-paying middle class jobs. unfortunately washington republicans are focused on a divisive die elogical agenda. -- ideological agenda. it cannot be fixed by restricting access to mammograms for women. by killing medicare, by turning it over to private insurance companies, and it did not be fixed by protecting taxpayer give aways to big oil companies. our jobs crisis can be fixed by getting real about job creation. we can do that right now by passing legislation, expanding our visa waiver program which allows tourist from certain countries up to 90 days of visa free t
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada seek recognition? ms. berkley: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady seek unanimous consent? ms. berkley: yes, i am. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. berkley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, nevadans are struggling. that's why we in washington should be...
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to see and do through the technologies the campaigns were using on line in california and a bit in nevada. let me start here with the broad empirical argument, with a history. i know this might be a little difficult to see up on the board but i will talk through it. one of the important things to remember it is a new media and politics has a history. often i think we forget that there is a history in terms of people doing things over time, organizations doing things over time and history sort of shaped the way candidates use the internet today. it is not always remade anew every cycle. one of the arguments in the book is it was the remnants of a failed campaign -- howard dean's campaign into thousand four, that was really the significant dissemination point for a whole new way of engaging and using the internet and on-line can take -- and online campaigning. the campaign was the host of a number of innovations in terms of how they used the internet. i will say more about this and a bit. but things we take for granted today -- the first systematic use of e-mail for a political candidate. n
to see and do through the technologies the campaigns were using on line in california and a bit in nevada. let me start here with the broad empirical argument, with a history. i know this might be a little difficult to see up on the board but i will talk through it. one of the important things to remember it is a new media and politics has a history. often i think we forget that there is a history in terms of people doing things over time, organizations doing things over time and history sort...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nevada is recognized. mr. amodei: i think the rule is very open in the context of the legislation. for those that haven't reviewed the legislation, it's about 11 1/2 pages long. what it talks about what it really does, it's not giveaways. when you talk about strategic and critical minute malls, here's some things from the bill. strategic and critical minerals is things that are necessary. here are some thoughts for ponder. nevada defense and national security. now, do you know what those minerals were 10 years ago? and do you know what they're going to be 10 years from now? it's not meant to be as specific, and my colleague from colorado is absolutely right. these are broad definitions. because you know what, we don't do this every day. we're not going to check this every year and spend time like this on it. so when you talk about some flexibility there, it's not an accident. it's supposed to be broad. here's another thing. strategic and critical. how about the nation's energy infrastructure? kind of important
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nevada is recognized. mr. amodei: i think the rule is very open in the context of the legislation. for those that haven't reviewed the legislation, it's about 11 1/2 pages long. what it talks about what it really does, it's not giveaways. when you talk about strategic and critical minute malls, here's some things from the bill. strategic and critical minerals is things that are necessary. here are some thoughts for ponder. nevada defense and national...
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nevada is where i -- our call comes from on our phone line for democrats. caller: i believe they should go over the cliff. we need to teach these republicans a lesson. we always give in to them no matter what. it is time to quit giving in to them. also, as far as worrying about our neighbors and what we look like on the world stage, who gives a darm about that. if you do not have -- darn about that? if you do not have money in the bank, you do not give money to your neighbors. host: are you concerned about what will happen if they have to go to sequestration and cut 10% off of the top? caller: i am absolutely am. -- i absolutely am. when people get out race, they will cut these people down. -- when people get outraged, they will cut these people down. guest: i support the idea of having a little moxie and getting people involved with their governments. there is a concern for a lot of people about whether we will be able to meet these commitments. there are a lot of threats on the world stage. there was a lot of attention paid to north korean this week. ther
nevada is where i -- our call comes from on our phone line for democrats. caller: i believe they should go over the cliff. we need to teach these republicans a lesson. we always give in to them no matter what. it is time to quit giving in to them. also, as far as worrying about our neighbors and what we look like on the world stage, who gives a darm about that. if you do not have -- darn about that? if you do not have money in the bank, you do not give money to your neighbors. host: are you...
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>> looking and nevada, we talked about the third district. but the fourth district, which was drawn and assumed that the democrats would win it, the republican is in the game. he lost in the senate primary in 2010. but that is the top of district that democrats, again, should be winning and need to win to do well. overall, on election night, i will be watching the seats that republicans, that we have as republican-favored or that lean republican. that is how far down our competitive race list is. democrats have to start winning and defeating republican members in order to get close to the majority. if they are not winning this heavily-republican seats, they will not have enough. >> let me conclude with this point. if you look at the big picture, the balance of power, and you see where the president is strong and where governor romney is strong, will there be coattails in these states? >> the most impact we have seen in the president's race has already happened. in talkingit is talking to demo. that first debate was fundamentally important not
>> looking and nevada, we talked about the third district. but the fourth district, which was drawn and assumed that the democrats would win it, the republican is in the game. he lost in the senate primary in 2010. but that is the top of district that democrats, again, should be winning and need to win to do well. overall, on election night, i will be watching the seats that republicans, that we have as republican-favored or that lean republican. that is how far down our competitive race...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada rise? >> i request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the outstanding career of dr. john w. becker, or chief as he was called by scores of medical residents, an osteopathic physician who dedicated his life to his patients, students, and improvement of the medical profession. his commitment to the field of emergency medicine spans more than 30 years. as professor and chairman of department of emergency medicine at the philadelphia college of as teyo pathic medicine, he has helped a lot of students, myself include, to become an essential part of our health care work force. as a young resident i was fortunate to have his insight and guidance as my residency direct yomplet mr. heck: his understanding of the osteopathic profession was invaluable to my training and career. his involvement in the field of osteopathic medicine is unparalleled. he currently serves as the secretary tr
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada rise? >> i request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the outstanding career of dr. john w. becker, or chief as he was called by scores of medical residents, an osteopathic physician who dedicated his life to his patients, students, and improvement of the medical profession. his commitment to...
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nevada and florida which are incredibly important swing states. and ron paul did a lot to bring in new voters. so at the end of the day, no matter who our nominee is, we're sure they will -- host: so you've mentioned mr. romney and paul but left out the other two. guest: santorum and gingrich have been great to the organization. we're excited about the primary process. but we also have important races in the senate. we need to keep the house as well. so we're looking at montana and nebraska. they have senate races as well. it's an exciting time to be involved and look at the youth vote. host: where do you see the vote standing right now? guest: senate looks like it's in better shape when kerry announced he was jumping in the race in nebraska, certainly improved our living there. the chances of holding the senate is better than it was. i think a lot of excessive districts went republican and maycom back to the democrats. can we pick up enough seats to regain the house? i think it's a tall order but in play. if obama has a really good year, we could
nevada and florida which are incredibly important swing states. and ron paul did a lot to bring in new voters. so at the end of the day, no matter who our nominee is, we're sure they will -- host: so you've mentioned mr. romney and paul but left out the other two. guest: santorum and gingrich have been great to the organization. we're excited about the primary process. but we also have important races in the senate. we need to keep the house as well. so we're looking at montana and nebraska....
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in the state of nevada, we do not want a highway construction to come to an end. we have programs now that are waiting to start, and some that are already in full force that will be wiped out if we do not get this bill passed. i cannot imagine why they would be willing to do this. you would think after getting rid of this controversial method -- amendment, we could move on with this bill. oh, i wish that were true. but they have filed over 100 amendments, and they are still coming in, folks. 90% of these amendments have nothing to do with the highway bill. they want to we litigate keystone. they want to be litigate -- litigate -- relitigate the foreign-policy bill. we have an issue dealing with the middle east. that has nothing to do with this bill. nothing to do with the jobs we need so much in this country. i am wondering, do the republicans wish for failure? do they want the economy now to continue to do as well as it is? because not passing this bill is not going to help the economy. i will continue to work and be as patient as i can to come up with a way forw
in the state of nevada, we do not want a highway construction to come to an end. we have programs now that are waiting to start, and some that are already in full force that will be wiped out if we do not get this bill passed. i cannot imagine why they would be willing to do this. you would think after getting rid of this controversial method -- amendment, we could move on with this bill. oh, i wish that were true. but they have filed over 100 amendments, and they are still coming in, folks....
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looking at states like colorado, florida, nevada, and virginia. we're talking with dan schnur, co-founder of no labels' campaign, "how to fix the presidency." hi, scott. caller: thanks for having me on line. i really appreciate your ideas and things like what this group is doing. however, i would say the line item veto has been part of his the democratic line for a long time. our values were shaped by the depression and the drought. i do not mind labels. i think they are ok. my concern is that last summer, we have democrats willing to say, we will cut. we will find other sources of revenue. republican says no. we have signed a pledge to grover norquist. we are not doing anything with taxation. it is either cut or nothing. i do not know if there is going to be middle ground or if there is one side who has pledged allegiance to a third-party organization that is on elected that has values -- if we had those things during the be the b-2, we would not have had world war ii. -- during world war ii, we would not have had world war ii. guest: we believe
looking at states like colorado, florida, nevada, and virginia. we're talking with dan schnur, co-founder of no labels' campaign, "how to fix the presidency." hi, scott. caller: thanks for having me on line. i really appreciate your ideas and things like what this group is doing. however, i would say the line item veto has been part of his the democratic line for a long time. our values were shaped by the depression and the drought. i do not mind labels. i think they are ok. my...
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arizona, nevada, california, although it does not think the government of nevada, but there are not many houses
arizona, nevada, california, although it does not think the government of nevada, but there are not many houses
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harry reid, leader of the senate, democrat representing nevada. to georgia.go merlon on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to know how many republicans in georgia have money going into their districts. it should really be legal. i think congress should do something about this. host: if your member of congress brought home money for a project in your neck of the woods, would you be upset by that? caller: yes, if it was next to their homes, yes, i would be very upset. host: jack kingston, republican of georgia, house member. host: let's go to our next line. and arizona, ed on the line for republicans. we were just talking about a project in your neighborhood. caller: hi. i think nothing screams the need for term limits more than the story. i think the senate should be returned to being elected by states legislatures, as was originally in the constitution. i think that would cut down money in politics. if i may, bullhead city is a one industry town -- gambling. they talked about bringing in a dord plant. they tal
harry reid, leader of the senate, democrat representing nevada. to georgia.go merlon on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to know how many republicans in georgia have money going into their districts. it should really be legal. i think congress should do something about this. host: if your member of congress brought home money for a project in your neck of the woods, would you be upset by that? caller: yes, if it was next to their homes, yes, i would be...
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host: how will this affect the race is in nevada? guest: in the last couple of cycles you see both candidates -- you see both of these candidates working very hard and appealing to the hispanic vote both in the way they talk about certain issues, especially housing, unemployment. they are airing a lot of spanish radio ads. they are very cognizant this is a very device -- a decisive block of voters. host: next call is in kansas city, missouri caller: my question to your guess is, how to use the border intimidation affecting the election? -- voter intimidation affecting the election? guest: the question we have gotten most of the cycle is about the notion of photo i.d., having to show that at the polls to vote. i guess i am biased because i live in washington and it seemed like i have to show my id to go to start talks. -- to go to starbucks. i am sort of used to it. but in a lot of places where it has been tested it has worked fairly well. states have been working hard to make sure that people who do not get -- do not have frodo adis
host: how will this affect the race is in nevada? guest: in the last couple of cycles you see both candidates -- you see both of these candidates working very hard and appealing to the hispanic vote both in the way they talk about certain issues, especially housing, unemployment. they are airing a lot of spanish radio ads. they are very cognizant this is a very device -- a decisive block of voters. host: next call is in kansas city, missouri caller: my question to your guess is, how to use the...
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president obama's reelection campaign is starting to air $1 million of advertising in colorado and nevada tying mitt romney to oil companies. they are testing the likely republican presidential nominee as the "$200 million man cocoa asserting that governor romney is "in the tank for big oil cartel prosecutors brought the first criminal charges -- oil cartel prosecutors brought the first criminal charges in the bp oil spill. two years and four days after the drilling rig explosion set off the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history, a 50-year-old in texas was arrested and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for allegedly destroying evidence. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> rosie o'donnell was the president's first choice to be here this weekend, and she withdrew, citing a nasty nomination process. i was not even the second choice. dennis miller was the second choice. he was hung out by a illegal nanny. is that not one the process is about in washington? >> i must say to the president, i thought when you got to the office he would put in a slip to the pick
president obama's reelection campaign is starting to air $1 million of advertising in colorado and nevada tying mitt romney to oil companies. they are testing the likely republican presidential nominee as the "$200 million man cocoa asserting that governor romney is "in the tank for big oil cartel prosecutors brought the first criminal charges -- oil cartel prosecutors brought the first criminal charges in the bp oil spill. two years and four days after the drilling rig explosion set...
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my wife and i visited him in nevada -- [no audio] guest: someone actually lance the plane. he is sitting in the left seat. his weapons officer is sitting in the right seat. it is a pretty complicated system and it is well controlled. whenever they continue to do will be free chicken whatever they will do will be good. host: the numbers are on the screen if he would like to speak with him today. host: what is your take on what is happening with afghanistan? guest: i am concerned that we might draw the troops out. the president says we will drive down the troops by september. that will take us down to 60,000 that are still there and able to carry on operations. they are working on trying to make sure that the afghans are trained and have the ability to carry on to provide their own security. -- if they are able to -- many of the provinces have been turned over them the -- turned over to them for security. we made a lot of progress. i feel pretty good about where we are at this point. if we do not step up to withdraw. i am concerned about that. host: karzai is as to cancel a v
my wife and i visited him in nevada -- [no audio] guest: someone actually lance the plane. he is sitting in the left seat. his weapons officer is sitting in the right seat. it is a pretty complicated system and it is well controlled. whenever they continue to do will be free chicken whatever they will do will be good. host: the numbers are on the screen if he would like to speak with him today. host: what is your take on what is happening with afghanistan? guest: i am concerned that we might...